Really need to start making a conscious effort to stop randomly web surfing and just read a book or something.

Started The High King audio the other day, and the author's note is interesting. Alexander more or less says "look, this one is more epic fantasy and less introspective than I wanted it to be, because I kinda needed to wrap things up with the epic stuff." I've read this series a few times, but

So, uh, anyone in Austin want free books? (please step up asap and share the word) Philosophy, history, religion, semiotics, and much much more!

Seeking the wisdom of the collective here: the Boy (14) has requested permission to get the Discord App/set up an account. Apparently, much of his friends social conversations have moved there, rather than just text messaging. Me, being me, have concerns, but also don't want to cut him off from his

Hi all, if you’re in the Weymouth, MA / South Short area, please keep and eye out for this man. He is my colleague’s brother and has been missing since Monday morning. Please reach out to the Weymouth Police if you have any information at 781-335-1212. Cc @universalhub.com

Okay, that’s too much snow. Put some back.

The difference between this and the fight scenes in the Matrix is that the fight scenes in the Matrix were fantastic, and this fucking sucks.

We gotta help Juno out, team. She's among the best of us.

I'm four-fifths of the way through my re-listen of the Prydain Chronicles, and my current hot take is that all these weirdos complaining about the masculinity crisis could do worse than to read these books and actually absorb them. Alexander lays out a pretty decent version of masculinity here.

Blinky Pinky Inky Clyde

I wouldn't be sad to see @algreen.house.gov cause some more good trouble at tonight's SOTU. Also, @tomsuozzi.bsky.social is on this list and I am primarying him. www.votewelch.com

Either Tsui Hark’s The Blade (Dao) or Brotherhood of the Wolf.

It's a close call, but I think it has to be "Come on Homer, Japan will be fun. You liked Rashamon!" "That's not how I remember it."

Jews aren’t wealthy. Assuming we are is just bigotry.

On Tuesday, February 24, 2026, only courts in Berkshire, Hampshire, Hampden, and Franklin counties will open and operate on their regular schedule. All other courts statewide will remain closed. #mapoli

“Clavicular” sounds like one of Skeletor’s lesser known henchmen, and frankly, I refuse to believe he’s anything else.

there are too many discourses right now put some back

I don't know what the fuck this is, but I am sure I don't like it.

Share a TV show that raised you.

There is no moral case for this.

It's snowing so hard the Boy is voluntarily putting on pants. (The Boy is otherwise dedicated to the proposition that it is always shorts weather).

Personally, I intend to become Magneto.

Jewish MA residents: Please sign our letter to Gov. Healey demanding she end all cooperation with ICE--particularly the 287g agreement with the Dept. of Corrections. All other blue states have terminated their 287g's. Text: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Sign: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Doggo decided he didn’t actually want to walk in this weather, so I got my first round of shoveling in. It’s quite something out there.

I kept trying to come up with some pithy response to all this, but Mia did better than anything I was gonna come up with.

Wake up inexplicably early, walk dog, shovel out driveway...then proceed to wonder why I'm tired.

I don't feel qualified to evaluate how well an opinion mirrors authentic originalism because I think originalism is already inauthentic. It's like asking me if THESE reiki crystals are REAL reiki crystals. Skip me with that bullshit and leave it for FedSoc's Chick-Fil-A bag lunches.

1. I feel this attorney's frustration in my soul. Amazing. 2. As usual, the responses bring out some of the worst fucking takes. Lex Wexner may be an absolute monster, but this attorney is doing what he should be, and his advice would be good for any criminal defendant (short of "shut the fuck up")

Thirteen of my neighbors were displaced by this fire. If you can help them, that would be kind gofund.me/26bca89ce

In case you're wondering what Federal courts do when they are not fighting with deranged fascists, I present to you this marvelous decision regarding whether or not boneless wings are deceptively advertised. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I absolutely refuse to believe the choice to say "Little yellow star" was an accident. These people are fucking monsters.

On the one hand, I had some wonderful experiences training martial arts with good people, learned lessons I still carry, and hope to train again. On the other, martial arts are full of some of the worst, most toxic, abusive pieces of shit I've ever met. And I do criminal defense for a living.

Is one form of Christianity objectively better for a healthy society than the other? Absolutely. But they're all Christianity. Christian is not a synonym for good.

Dad goal unlocked: my daughter said "Surely, it's not time for songs" (before bed), permitting me to answer "It is time for songs. And don't call me Shirley."

Re-listening to Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles for the umpteenth time, and it is one of the rare "children's" series that not only holds up, but hits different as you age. There's a lot of very thoughtful stuff in here about growing up, manhood, and the idea of these things verse the reality.

Yeah man, it's almost like the Framers* set up the Constitution in a way that was meant to stop the government from sending armed goons to drag people out of their homes for no goddamn reason.

If you're asking "do I really need to ask a doctor/lawyer/trained professional in this field?" the answer is "yes."

In my "catching up on random comics" journey, I've been reading the "Spider-Verse" collection, and so far my favorite thing is that Otto fucking Octavius giving the "never give up" pep talk. Doubly so because it baffles (actual) Peter Parker, and that it works.

1) Kitty Pryde. I mean, come on. Nice Jewish Ninja Pirate Girl? 2) Eowyn, I guess? Tolkien doesn't give us a ton of choices, and my brain is too frazzled to access deep lore right now. 3) Oracle/Barbara Gordon. 4) Kira Nerys.

Me, all week: Well, at least Friday I can finish this motion hearing and be done with this evidentiary issue Me, today: Oh, a key witness is missing? I guess we'll keep this going for another date...

What, and I cannot stress this enough, the fuck.

"I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future.” -- Me, explaining to the court why I need just one more date on this matter.

Scalia's entire fucking schtick was writing like a complete asshole.

Friends, Buffalonians: @linofinn.bsky.social had their pipes burst and is dealing with flooding and repairs. They're good people, some #mutualaid would be greatly appreciated. gofund.me/dd17253d8

::SIGH:: The boy came home tonight profoundly upset. Hebrew school was apparently half about ICE, and half about Gaza, and the combo just overwhelmed the dude. I'm now upset that a) this was handled/presented in a way that made him so upset, because this is heavy shit for anyone, let alone

I went through a period in/after college where I was obsessed with martial arts movies, and listened to a ton of music with Japanese or Chinese lyrics where I had no goddamn idea what they were saying, but I loved them. These people are just fucking souless weirdos.

Been making my way through the Ultimate collection of Bendis' Daredevil run, and I gotta say, it might be one of the best things I've read from Bendis besides Ultimate Spider-Man. Some really good stuff in there.

Seriously, explaining the gay was one of the easiest things I've ever done. (It helps that we have gay friends, but still). It's not complicated unless you're a fucking bigot.

My theory that conservatives lack basic media comprehension remains unchallenged.

In other news, @massgovernor.bsky.social is absolutely horrible on this. Absolutely disgusting. Someone should primary her.